“Another thing very injurious to the child, is the tying and cutting of
the navel string too soon; which should always be left till the child has
not only repeatedly breathed but till all pulsation in the cord ceases. As
otherwise the child is much weaker than it ought to be, a portion of the
blood being left in the placenta, which ought to have been in the child.”---
Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia, 1801. [ref]

[July
2008] The ethics of Cord clamping and stem cell collection by Hilary ButlerImmediate cord clamping is the equivalent of removing one third of an
adults total blood supply (10 pints), or three and one third pints. That is
classified as a severe haemorrhage.But in
babies, immediately cord clamping is worse than a haemorrhage. The blood in the
cord and the placenta is what has “breathed” for the baby, as well as
circulating food in, and waste out. the baby needs that full quota of blood for
correct intracranial pressure, lower blood volume, and to decrease the risk of
anaemia in later life. Furthermore, there are unanswered questions about
whether depriving the baby of that "abundant" supply of the stem cells which
Professor Williamson considers have such wonderful medicinal prospects when
'harvested', may contribute to the development of serious diseases later in
life as a result. ......Immediate cord clamping should
be called “unethical premature cord clamping”. Delayed cord clamping should be
renamed “normal” or “appropriate cord clamping”.

"I began to notice that often babies who were very quiet would begin to cry whentheir cord was cut. They would be very distressed, sometimes crying for
morethan 30 minutes. The question arose: "Does the
baby know about its placenta?"and "Does the cutting
of the cord hurt it?" There is now a growing body of
evidence to support the view that babies do, indeed, have full awareness atbirth (unless they are drugged) and that they do feel pain."----
Shivam Rachana, Lotus Birth [sourced]

"To sever the umbilicus when the child has scarcely left the mother's
womb in anact of
cruelty whose ill effects are immeasurable. To conserve it intact whileit still pulses is to transform the act of birth."
-----Frederick Leboyer, Birth Without Violence [sourced]

"[Nature] has arranged it so that during the dangerous passage of birth, thechild is receiving oxygen from two sources rather than one: from the
lungs andfrom the umbilicus. Two systems functioning
simultaneously, one relieving theother: the old one,
the umbilicus, continues to supply oxygen to the baby untilthe new one, the lungs, has fully taken its place. However, once theinfant hasbeen born and delivered from the
mother, it remains bound to her by thisumbilicus,
which continues to beat for several long minutes: four . . . five .. . sometimes
more. Oxygenated by the umbilicus, sheltered from anoxia, thebaby can settle into breathing without danger and without shock. At
leisure. .. . In addition, the blood has plenty of time to abandon its old route
(whichleads to the placenta) and progressively to
fill the pulmonary circulatorysystem. During this
time, in parallel fashion, an orifice closes in the heart,which seals off the old route forever. In short, for an average of four
or fiveminutes, the newborn infant straddles two
worlds. Drawing oxygen from twosources, it switches
gradually from the one to the other, without a brutal
transition. One scarcely hears a cry. What is required for this miracle to takeplace? Only a little patience."--Birth
Without Violence by Frederick Leboyer
[sourced]

Doris Haire writes: "Several years ago De Marsh stated that the
placental bloodnormally belongs to the infant and his
failure to get this blood is equivalentto submitting
him to a rather severe hemorrhage. . . . Routine early clampingor milking of the umbilical cord may appear to save the professional a
fewminutes time in the delivery room but neither
practice has beendemonstrated tobe in the best interest of either the essentially unmedicated mother or
herinfant. [Avery, M. "Decreased Blood Volume," The
Lung and Its Disorders in theNewborn Infant
1:130-131, Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.] [sourced]

Placentaltransfusion resulting from late clamping,
whereby the infant receivesapproximately an
additional 25% of his total blood supply, is part of thephysiological sequence of childbirth for most of the world's newborn
infants inboth developed and developing countries . .
. The lithotomy positionfor birth,preferred by the American obstetrician because it is more convenient for
him,makes placental transfusion inconvenient since
there is no end of the bed onwhich the obstetrician
can place the wriggling infant. The practice of
"milking" the cord in order to save 3 minutes time does not appear tobe in thebest interests of the newborn
infant." (The Cultural Warping of Childbirth, 21) [sourced]

William F. Windle writes: "To clamp the cord immediately is equivalent tosubjecting the infant to a massive hemorrhage, because almost a fourth of
thefetal blood is in the placental circuit at birth.
Depriving the infant of thatmuch blood can be a
factor in exacerbating an incipient hypoxemia and can thuscontribute to the danger of asphyxial brain damage. (Windle, William F.,Scientific American, 1969:77 in Laura Kaplan Shanley, Unassisted
Childbirth,31) [sourced]

After birth, between a fourth and a third of your baby's oxygenated bloodremains in your placenta for up to ten minutes. If you give birth in thehospital, your baby is virtually certain not to receive this blood.Without your consent (informed or otherwise), your obstetrician will cut yourbaby's umbilical cord the moment he emerges from the birth canal, putting
yournewborn into a state of oxygen deprivation and
circulatory shock...... your obstetrician is not interested in science. He lives in myth. In yourOB's mind, cutting the cord immediately is "good" because, well, because
it isgood. "Just because" is the real "reason" behind
immediate cord cutting.When your doctor cuts the cord, your baby will gasp for breath beforehis nasalpassages have naturally drained their
mucous and amniotic fluid. He will beheld by the
heels and pounded on the upper back to expel a possiblemucous-plug. Your baby's loss of blood sets the stage for cold stress,
infantjaundice, iron deficiency (iatrogenic anemia)
for up to ten monthsafter birth,erythroblastosis (Rh disease) in a subsequent child, and delayed maternalplacental expulsion, which again sets the stage for maternal hemorrhage
whenyour doctor jerks on the umbilical cord stump to
remove your placenta (seeReason #5, "You don't want
to hemorrhage").Deprived of between one-fourth and one-third of his rightful blood, your baby'sbrain cells, starved for oxygen, will begin to die. As W.F. Windle
clearlydemonstrated in his experiments that led to
the Scientific American article,"Brain damage by
asphyxia at birth," brain damage is the inevitable result.(See Reason #76, "You don't want your baby to be brain damaged.")Even if your obstetrician waits to cut the cord until it stops pulsing,
he willstill be
cutting too early. Even when blood going back to the placenta stopsflowing (pulsing), nonpulsing blood going from the placenta into your
baby isstill flowing.Chapter 74 - You don't want your baby's umbilical
cord cut too soon [from Jock Doubleday'seBook, "Spontaneous Creation: 101 Reasons Not to Have Your Baby in a
Hospital,volume 2.]

Of further adverse consequences, Doris Haire writes: "Early clamping has beendemonstrated by research to lengthen the third stage of labor and
increase thelikelihood of maternal hemorrhage,
retained placenta, or the retention ofplacental
fragments [Botha, M. "The Management of the Umbilical Cord inLabour," S. Afr. J. Obstet., 6(2):30-33, 1968]. The latter conditionfrequentlynecessitates the mother's return to
the hospital in order to stop inordinatebleeding and
to prevent infection. Because early clamping tends to interferewith the spontaneous separation of the placenta, making the need forobstetrical intervention more likely . . . such a practice also tends toincrease the incidence of fetomaternal hemorrhage or transfusion.
Fetomaternaltransfusion, which occurs when fetal
blood cells pass into the maternalcirculatory system,
increases the likelihood of an Rh negative mother of an Rhpositive baby developing antibodies. Whether early clamping increases theincidence of anemia in the rapidly growing child has not been
sufficientlyinvestigated, but research has
demonstrated that the red cell volume of lateclamped
infants [i.e., infants whose umbilical cords are clamped after pulsingstops] increases by 47%." (The Cultural Warping of Childbirth, 22)
[sourced]

ACOG recommends and teaches immediate amputation of the placenta at birth to
obtain cord blood studies for medico-legal documentation; the results have
no bearing on child care. B138 was first published in 1993. Every
cesarean section baby, every depressed child, every premie, and every child
born with a neonatal team in the delivery room has its cord clamped
immediately to facilitate the panicked rush to the resuscitation table. The
current epidemic of immediate cord clamping coincides with an epidemic of
autism..........For the trial lawyers, it is
essential that the “true genesis” of cerebral palsy remains unknown, because
that “true genesis” (ACOG Practice Bulletin 138 (B138) is a standard of
medico-legal care; thus, no obstetrical fault exists; the medico-legal
professions are at fault.
A Refutation of ACOG’s Report on Cerebral PalsyBy
George Malcolm Morley, MB ChB FACOG

"False medical reasons are given for immediately clamping the premature babies.
Premature babies just happen to have more valuable Mother cells, (cord stem
cells) then a full-term baby. I would think they would go to cord blood banks,
with or without the parents consent. All babies, all sizes, whenever born, are
being risked to hasty clamping. NO discrimination, in the size or gestation
period of the baby, in most instances. Most parents will not say anything,
after being humiliated and conned in child birth. But when we have no
complaints, the medical malpractice and the corruption will continue.
The Mother cells, sought after by science researchers, are the cord stem
cells to be used in experimental research to attempt to treat disease. The
diseases are likely rooted, originally in the bad birth practices. Hasty
clamping, currently, a trend, on an international scheme."http://www.123babybirth.com/

DECEIT INVOLVED IN BLOOD DENIED THE BABY: This taking of the baby's blood, in
many instances, will be done in secret. Hidden from the mother and the father
will be the actual volume of the blood drained out of the placenta, anywhere
from 50 ccs to over 1 cup of blood, 250 ccs (8.8 ounces). Sometimes the
draining is done while the placenta is yet warm in the mother's womb. This is
because they have experimented to prove that warm blood transfuses faster into
bags or tubes. The fact is the mother is actually none-the-wiser. This is
because she cannot feel the blood being drained from the baby's placenta. It is
the baby's deprived blood, not the mother's blood that is sought. There are
mostly unproven medical reasons the doctor and the nurse use to clamp the cord
before it had naturally ceased to pulsate. Both may be in collusion with each
other, and may collaborate with policies of the hospital, who may collaborate
with policies set by who knows who set them? Many of the hospitals do send the
placenta and blood to drug companies. My best guess how long some of the babies were assaulted by unethical doctors
and nurses is to the First World War. While mum's the word on this one as to
few survivors of those times, we know the doctors were involved in blood
transfusions. And there is definite recordings of research and experiments that
the use of the umbilical cord stem cell blood from babies was used in
transfusions all the way back to 1939, during the Second World War. But the big
trend in going public with cord stem cells was not until the 1980's. What
really was going on all this time to many of our babies that we trusted to birth
in the hospital for the best of care? While most BC Hospitals, on the lower mainland, at the maternity wards would
not reveal where the blood from placentas go, and the placentas themselves.
But, at the Royal Alexander Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, lab technicians
admitted they are given two and three tubes of placenta blood to do the
hospital's directed research of the day. Alberta's Health and Wellness
Minister, the Hon. Gary Mar , who has a criminal law degree, accepted this as
normal medical procedure. This was accepted as acceptable practice by the
Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons, too. No questions asked as to
protection of the baby's right to all property rights of its placenta , that I
call a blood bag.THEORIES: I present three theories or motives that I maintain are connected to
false medical teachings and practices. The most common is the taking of the
components of the babies blood , more precious then gold, to all medical fields
that get a spin-off from creating a situation, where the child does not start
life with opportunities to have optimal health. The medical societies treat
illness and disorders but do not actively prevent them or research the likely
association and similarities of disorders by looking at drugs , position of
birth, clamping of the cord , and vaccinations .http://www.123babybirth.com/

http://www.123babybirth.com/doc/MapJune1-137.htm
The facts are, whether hasty umbilical cord clamping is Social Darwinism,
Blood and Organ robbing, or Time Efficiency, all three are inexcusable reasons
for clamping off a functioning organ. This is apparently done with no regard of
Constitutional Rights of the infant. Sadly, for want of public outcry, no
justice official, police or law firm, will protect the babies from being
exploited. The practice will continue until the new generations are better
educated.